Sapporo City Observatory

Sapporo City Observatory is an observatory in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. Sapporo City Observatory is situated near Hokkaido Shape Stump, as well as near Koen Bridge.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Houheikan and WatanabeJunichi Bungakukan.

Houheikan

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The Hōheikan is a historical building and a wedding… Houheikan is situated 110 metres north of Sapporo City Observatory.

WatanabeJunichi Bungakukan

Museum

WatanabeJunichi Bungakukan

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WatanabeJunichi Bungakukan is a museum, which is situated 130 metres southwest of Sapporo City Observatory.

Hassō-an

Historic building

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Hassō-an is a historic chashitsu located today in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. Hassō-an is situated 200 metres north of Sapporo City Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toyohira-ku and Higashi-ku.

Toyohira-ku

Suburb

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Toyohira-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Toyohira-ku is situated 2½ km southeast of Sapporo City Observatory.

Higashi-ku

Suburb

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Higashi-ku is one of the 10 wards in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Higashi-ku is situated 3½ km north of Sapporo City Observatory.

Shiroishi-ku

Suburb

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Shiroishi-ku is one of the ten wards in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Shiroishi-ku is situated 3½ km east of Sapporo City Observatory.

Sapporo City Observatory

Type: Observatory
Also known as: “Sapporo Astronomical Observatory” and “Sapporo City Astronomical Observatory”
Categories: astronomical observatory, public observatory, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Central Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

43.04528° or 43° 2′ 43″ north

Longitude

141.35244° or 141° 21′ 9″ east

Open location code

8RM329W2+4X

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=yes

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Sapporo City Observatory” goes by many names.

Japanese: “さっぽろしてんもんだい”
Japanese: “札幌市天文台”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hokkaido Shape Stump and Koen Bridge.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 相響 and メゾン・ド・ツバキ.

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